Damian Lillard’s determination to play for the Miami Heat places Trail Blazers in a bind: Analysis
The face of the Blazers franchise, and arguably its greatest player ever, has shelved his once highly-praised loyalty to seek a trade specifically to the Heat, to the point where attempts to trade him elsewhere could lead to an extremely contentious situation.
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Miami or bust
Lillard did not merely request a trade. He demanded one to Miami, according to sources.
[This is the longest goddamned thing I’ve read outside of War and Peace and Remembrance of Things Past, so I’ll summarize: It’s Cronin’s Fault.]
